Jan 21, 2012

Chester Monroe "Ted" Hamilton, 98, of Pleasant Hill, was born on Thursday, September 25, 1913 in Ansley, Nebraska, the son of Wilmer Clay and Ann (Funston) Hamilton. He departed this life at 7:17 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Chester was a 1931 graduate of Pleasant Hill High. He proudly...

Jan 21, 2012

Dorothy LaVerne Schultz, 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born Thursday, February 5, 1931 in Oakland, California the daughter of Herbert William and Dorothy Carrie (Mitchell) Johnson. She departed this life at 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at her home surrounded with love and family.

On January 22, 1960 she was united in marriage to James Demarest...

Jan 17, 2012

Myrtle Louise Hamilton, 96, of Pleasant Hill, was born Monday, July 26, 1915 in Duenweg, Missouri, the daughter of George and Esther (Greninger) Clark. She departed this life at 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

On July 5, 1936, Louise was united in marriage to Chester Monroe Hamilton in...

Jan 4, 2012

Billy Joe Ellsworth, 70, of Independence, Missouri, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born Thursday, March 13, 1941 in Broseley, Missouri, the son of Vernon and Gladys Mae (Clack) Ellsworth. He departed this life at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family.

He attended Broseley High School and...

Dec 20, 2011

"View Video Tribute" Jerry Don Stair, 74, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born Monday, April 26, 1937 in Harrisonville, the son of Earl Ernest and Merna Margaret (Bennett) Stair. He departed this life at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 surrounded by love and family, at his home after a courageous battle with tongue cancer.

He was...

Dec 13, 2011

Gilbert Eugene "Gene" Ray, 68, of Flemington, Missouri, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born Saturday, April 10, 1943 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Howard and Dorothy (Terrell) Ray. He departed this life at 1:32 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

Gene was a 1961 Pleasant Hill High School Graduate and...

Nov 29, 2011

Gary Leslie, 75, of Kingsville, MO, departed this life, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in Lee's Summit, MO. He was born May 19, 1936 in Gunn City, MO, the son of Ralph and Agnes (Gilleland) Leslie.

Gary graduated from Latour High School in 1954 and soon after served in the army for two years. He then moved to Chicago,...

Nov 28, 2011

Shirley Marie Hawkins, 83, of Holden, Missouri, was born Monday, July 16, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Harry Franklin and Josephine Helen (Bish) Axton. She departed this life at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 28, 2011 at her daughter's home surrounded with love and family

In 1953 she was united in marriage to Harlis...

Nov 18, 2011

Cody Aaron Bowman, 21, of Lee's Summit, was born Saturday, September 29, 1990 in Talladega, Alabama. He departed this life Friday, November 18, 2011 in Lee's Summit as a result of injuries sustained in an accident.

Cody attended Lee's Summit North High School and was currently employed as a landscaper for Extreme Lawn and Landscaping of Desoto, Kansas....

Nov 16, 2011

"View Video Tribute - Click Here" Joseph Edwin Hocker, 88, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born Friday, November 2, 1923 in Everett, Missouri, the son of Raymond and Margaret Elizabeth (Luckeman) Hocker. Joe was named after his paternal grandfather, Joseph Edwin Hocker 1859-1923, who died prior to Joe's birth. He departed this life at 10:34 a.m. on Wednesday, November...

Nov 14, 2011

Lucille "Lucy" Ann Osburn, 46, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born Sunday, August 15, 1965 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Tommy E. and Adeline J. (Randall) Osburn. She departed this life at 6:55 a.m. on Monday, November 14, 2011 at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri.

Lucille was employed as a Cook for Foxwood Spring in...

Nov 13, 2011

Robert L. Haunschild, 61, of Presto, Pennsylvania, was born on Saturday, December 17, 1949 in Columbia, Missouri the son of Robert L. and Billie Jean (Gunn) Haunschild. He departed this life at 6:50 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2011, at the Family Hospice & Pallative Care Center in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Bob fought a courageous battle with lung cancer even...

Nov 9, 2011

Infant Lilly Mae Whitacre was still born at 2:05 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City.

How do you love a person who never got to be, or try to envision a face you never got to see? How do you mourn the death of one who never got to...

Nov 7, 2011

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Kiyoko "Kay" Mathews, 79, of Holden, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City, departed this life on Monday, November 7, 2011 in her home surrounded with love and family after a long battle with cancer.

Kay was born May 27, 1932 in Yokosuka, Japan, the daughter of Hisataro Tsutsumi and Huru Shibuya. She was united...

Oct 31, 2011

"VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE - CLICK HERE" James Arthur "Jay" Burnett, 64, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born Thursday, October 9, 1947 in Harrisonville, the son of Arthur and Geraldine (Hon) Burnett. He departed this life at 3:19 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2011 at his home in Pleasant Hill, surrounded by family.

Jay was a 1965 Pleasant Hill...

Oct 31, 2011

Gary Edward Johnson, 77, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born Sunday, December 10, 1933 in Eveleth, Minnesota, the son of Edward Andrew and Elvi Marie (Maroste) Johnson. He departed this life at 11:49 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2011 at the St. Luke's Hospital-East, Lee's Summit.

Gary worked for Bel-Saw Manufacturing.

He was...

Oct 31, 2011

Shirley Faye (Pinley) Johnson, 76, of England, Arkansas, was born January 15, 1935, in Colfax, Arkansas, the daughter of Omer and Ethel (Griffith) Pinley. She departed this life on Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Springhill Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Shirley grew up in Colfax and by the age of fourteen had lost both of...

Oct 27, 2011

"VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE" - CLICK HERE Georgia Colleen Scott, 80, of Greenwood, Missouri, was born Thursday, October 8, 1931 in Ridgeway, Missouri, the daughter of Kenneth and Audra (Lobba) Smith. She departed this life at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House.

In 1952 she was united in marriage to David L....

Oct 11, 2011

Muriel Frances "Frankie" Aebly, 67, of Independence, Missouri, was born Wednesday, January 5, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Francis Muriel and Dorothy Bernett (Stockdale) Aebly. She departed this life at 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.

In 1965, Frankie was united in marriage to Jerry Grady. He...

Oct 2, 2011

Betty Jean "Biz" Reynolds, 52, of Kingsville, Missouri, was born on Ground Hog's Day, February 2, 1959, in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dale & Chris (Christoph) Fairchild. She departed this life at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, the 28th anniversary of her marriage, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City following a courageous two-year battle...